Almost There!

Friday is almost here!  I am soooo looking forward to this weekend.  Well, looking forward to being done with my exams anyway.  Not that I'm not looking forward to the weekend, its just I have a lot to catch up on.  I neglected to go to the store last weekend, so I will do that Friday night, then I need to seriously workout!  I haven't at all this week, so I need to do two workouts per night this weekend to catch up and stay on track.  I am binge exercising and I don't like it. Not. One. Bit.  I have also been slack on my dieting this week.  I'm not really dieting per say, I have just been more mindful of what I eat and try to stay away from the fatty sugary stuff. Weeelll,  I think I have ate at McDonald's at least four times this week!  Ugh.  I need to get back on track!

Tonight is my microbiology exam and I hope it goes as well as my anatomy test.  I thought the questions were very similar to the quiz questions, a few were tricky, but I think I did well.  I hope I did well.  It seems that whenever I think I do well, I actually do awful, and when I think I did awful, I do well.  I know I'm not the only one that feels this way, but it doesn't help my frustration. :o)  I still have to study for my micro lab quiz, which shouldn't be bad, and then read over what we are supposed to do for tonight.  I usually pre-read the lab and condense down what the procedure is and what materials I need so I don't have to flip through 10 pages of directions and explanations. I am hoping I will have enough time in between my class and lab to do this - if not, lab may be a little frustrating. 

Catching up

Things have been a little crazy the past couple days, so I haven't been able to post anything.  This weekend was full of anatomy and football.  I had a quiz over the skull and facial bones Tuesday (I think I only missed one question), a test over 4 chapters today, and a microbiology test over 3 chapters  tomorrow.  I will be glad when this week is over with! Part of the problem is I was a little behind on my reading, so I had to read then take notes, then condense my notes this weekend.  I still have two chapters to condense tonight, but that is part of studying and will actually help me remember this stuff.   If the tests are similar to the quiz's, I think I'll do ok.  I am really hoping for an A in these two classes, but I will be happy with a B+.  No, I'm not a gunner - I just really need to boost my science GPA!

I haven't done any of my workouts in the past couple of days because I wanted to devote my time to studying - even though working out would actually help.  Brad and I actually made it to the gym this weekend though!  We went on Saturday and had plans to go Sunday, but I was trying to finish up my notes and then we decided to go to a Superbowl party at the last minute. It was a good time, even though the Patriots lost.  I really need to get back on the workout wagon so I can finish my 30 day challenge and move on to the next one!

High Five for Friday!

Ok, I am taking the plunge and linking up with Lauren From My Grey Desk! She does this High Five for Friday "link" party every Friday where she looks over her week and picks out her top 5 things.  She invites others to do the same by linking to her.  So I thought I might give it a try today.  

1. It's Friday!  Need I say more?

 2. Avon!  I ordered two different colors of lip gloss, Violet Beauty and Sweet Clementine and they arrived today, yay!  I also got my sister a little somethin'-somethin', but I don't want to spoil the surprise.  :o)

3. I really enjoyed catching up with my professor on Wednesday.  It almost makes me wish I was back in organic chemistry.  Yep - I said it!  Because of my professor, I now love organic chemistry. 

4.  Even though this didn't happen this week, I thought I would post a picture anyway.  This was my birthday present from my honey.  The picture really doesn't do it justice, but it is an Aurora Topaz.  I just love it!

 

5.   I know that lately I have been on a blogging kick about working out and especially BodyRock.tv. I just can't say how much I love their workouts and the advice/motivational messages they post.  The workouts are short, but very intense, so they fit perfectly into my busy schedule.  Plus, they really get me motivated to workout and make me want to stick with it.  

BRWOD

Today's workout is going to be killer.  I have missed the last two, so will be "catching up" tonight.  I will be doing Wednesday's and Thursday's workouts tonight, and since today's  workout looks pretty intense, I may wait and do it at the gym on Saturday with the P90 X chest, shoulders and triceps routine I usually do when I go (below).

BodyRock.tv workout of the day:




P90 X Chest, Shoulders and Triceps routine:



I love, love, love this workout!  When I was doing the P90X program I could really see a difference in my arms and was amazed to see how much my strength increased.  I need to get back in the habit of doing this workout.  I like this video because if I forget how to do an exercise and don't understand what the book is saying, I can pull it up real quick and see what to do. I take the booklet that came with the discs to the gym so I know what to do.  There is a little description of each exercise underneath, but can be confusing at times - especially when I haven't done them in awhile. I also use free weights instead of the bands, but you can still get a great workout in if you use the right band. 

:o)  Enjoy!

Last Night and BRWOD

Well, I didn't get a chance to do my workout last night. I met with my professor who will be writing a LOR for me to update him on my progress and my plans for the future.  I haven't seen him for a year so we had quite a bit to talk about.  I got home a little later than I wanted, and I decided I to skip the workout and get started on condensing my notes for my chapter quiz on Friday.  I have a late class and lab tonight so I won't be able to workout tonight either, which means I will have three workouts to do Friday.  Here is the BodyRock.tv workout I would be doing tonight if I didn't have class so late.



Enjoy!

Wow...

As you have probably noticed, I follow quite a few blogs.  I check them everyday to see if anything new has been posted and find out what exciting thing is going on.  Dr. Grumpy is one of my favorite bloggers, mainly because he is so entertaining, but he also shares very interesting historical stories like today's.  I love a good mystery, and reading about stuff like this makes my hairs stand on end - it's creepy and fascinating all at once! I am the type of person that just has to know what really happened!  I felt this same way with Clint Eastwood's movie Changling, which is based on a true story. I won't give away what happens, but I will say that it left me with an empty feeling and a longing to "know".      

Classes Just Got Real

Next week is going to be a nightmare of sorts.  I have two tests and two quizzes next week. Quizzes are in labs, and tests are for the classes.  I am a little nervous, but judging from the practice quizzes I should be ok if I study efficiently.  I have been using a couple of different methods and I am anxious to see how they are working.  I take notes in class and then read the text and take my own notes, then I condense all of my notes onto one page, so then I just have one page per chapter to study from.  We had a couple of practice quizzes in anatomy and I did really well using this method, so I am hoping next week turns out just as good.

Anatomy lab is a little crazy right now as we are learning all of the bones of the skull and face.  We have a 10 question quiz next week and who knows what they will ask, so I really need to know the material. I have a coloring book that I am going to start using and I might look into some flash cards or an app to help quiz myself.  I think I am more nervous about this quiz than the tests!  I just keep thinking, "and this doesn't even compare to med school anatomy!", but then I tell myself it will help I won't be working 40 hours a week and will have 40 hours to study instead. :o)